This digital collection contains newspapers published in the United States from 1690 to the present. Search and view old newspapers from 1900 to 1910 from several states and Washington D.C. Full-text digital scans are available for selected issues of The Morning Call (4/1/1890 – 3/4/1895), San Francisco Call (3/5/1895 – 12/8/1913), and San Francisco Calland Post (12/9/1913 – 12/31/1913). Maintained by the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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This database contains full-text digital scans of the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times from September 18, 1851 to 2009. Considered by some to be “the national paper of record,” this newspaper covers articles capturing the social, political, and current events during the late 19th and early 20th century in New York and throughout the nation. Includes specialized search options for obituaries, birth notices, classified ads, editorials, and more.

This database contains full-text digital scans of the San Francisco Chronicle from 1865 to 1922. Covers news articles capturing the social, political, and current events during the late 19th and early 20th century in San Francisco. Includes specialized search options for obituaries, birth notices, classified ads, editorials, and more.